Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-12-07
BADGER NEWS.

NUs IA
r. Post resulted in the choice of Fl. K.
Vincent as commander.
THE building improvements at Ash
land during the past season represent
an investment OF $2,22O,79O.
EAU CLAIRE COUNTY is disburs;ng
$500 to INDECENT veterans.
M. III. BALLS foundry at Madison
was damaged 81, 800 by fire.
HALF of the $4,000 stock OF the
Eau Claire Armory Association has
been subscribed. A rink will be pur-
chased by the association, and re-
modelled for armory purposes.
THOMAS SLAGsvoLD and q man
named Bradley, while engaged in
Logging operations in the vicinity of
Thornapple, Eau Claire County, were
attacked by q pack of fifteen wolves.
They attempted to escape by flight,
but could not do so. They finally
frightened the animals away by shout
ing.
SUMMONS have been served at Ash
land upon somewhat more than 800
defendants in a case brought by r. G.
Heydlauff against the stockholders of
the Kingston Mining Company. This
suit is brought for the purpose of
closing up the affairs of the company
and compelling each of the response
BILE parties to share the unpaid ex-
penses for the unfinished DEVELOPMENT
of undiscovered iron mines. The 800
defendants in the case are simply
those few who live in Wisconsin, and
are believed responsible. The amount
at issue is not great to the mob, but
considerable to the Individual, and
Mr.. Heydlauf prefers to let the other
company partners in the business into
the tardy benefit.
WALTER VEERHUsEN and William
Bernard, of Madison, narrowly es-
capped drowning while ice-boating on
Lake Mendoza. The boat broke
through the ice some distance from
the shore and they were rescued with
great difficulty.
SUITS have been commenced at Eau
Claire against about twenty mining
companies formed in that city, to re-
cover wages, for supplies and on other
claims. The plaintiffs ask several
thousand dollars in total.
The strike of the Milwaukee malt
sters is practically over, the men seek
ing work wherever they can find it.
RAMSEY WHITE, a lineal descendant
OF Solomon Juneau, was convicted in
Milwaukee on the I'd of criminal as
sault on g. young girl. A motion was
Immediately filed for new trial on
technical grounds.
JAMES BOND, well-to-do farmer
living near Mondovi, Buffalo County,
crawled under his corn-crib to make
repairs. The structure fell and
crushed him and he was found dead
three hours afterwards.
EAU CLAIRE has organized and in
corporateu a driving park association
with capital of $1,000.
DURING the past season 4, 213 boats,
1,24O log RATS and 211 lumber RATS
passed the Mississippi draw-bridge at
La Crosse.
THE lowest stage of water in the
Mississippi River at La Crosse was on
November 81, when it was six inches
below the zero mark.
La Crosse business men petition the
Interstate Commerce Commission
against the adjustment of carload
rates.
A COMMITTEE appointed by the
Board of Supervisors of Dane County
to examine the county jail, reports
that it is unsafe, untenable and in an
unhealthy condition and that it is liza
BILE at any time to be destroyed by
fire, with scarcely any chance to save
the prisoners confined there. The
committee recommended that q new
jail be constructed immediately.
A CIRCULAR has been issued from the
G. A. R. department. headquarters an
nounc1ng that the next departm ent
encampment will be held at the Light
Horse Squadron Armory, in Milwau-
kee, on Wednesday and Thursday,
February Is and 16.
AN infant son of Carl jerks, of La
Crosse, was blinded by tipping bot
tie of carbolic acid over it's face, the
fluid entering the child's eyes.
JONATHAN GREEN, of La Crosse, is
dead, at the age of 81 years.
THE police refused to permit Ed
wards & Cline to open q variety
theater at Ashland, the chief interior
ing as the curtain was about to be
raised the first night.
| CITY CLERK DAILY, of Ashland,
killed q deer which he desired to send
to friends at distance. The railway
company refused to receive it and
Daily thereupon bought cheap cof-
tp, caused the inscription "John
Deer, deceased, aged FL, )" to be placed
on it, and shipped it as corpse.
| CHAMBERS has broken out among
the horses of Eau Claire County and
several animals have died.
The Eau Claire Young Mems Chris
tian Association decides to build
hall to cost $4,000, of which sum
the ladies will raise $4,000, the
young men $4,000, the remainder to
be subscribed by business men.
| THE local officials and g. number OF
employees of the Wisconsin Central
Railroad met at the Cnequamegon
Hotel, Ashland, and presented Supt.
Higgins with Knights Templar
charm with diamond setting, and w.
j. Sharp, trainmaster, with q heavy
gold chain and Z. of P. charm, on the
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